Craig Levein's Premiership ace believes the Tartan Army have nothing to fear on the Road to the World Cup after the weekend draw in Rio de Janeiro.

Scotland landed Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, Macedonia and Wales in Group A as they look to reach the South American jamboree in three years' time.

Morrison admits it's a tough assignment but also has enough belief in his own team to feel qualification from the section is a distinct possibility.

Having drawn Spain and Holland in their qualifiers for the last two major finals, the Scots are now in a more-balanced group.

Top seeds Croatia and Serbia are formidable opponents but Morrison believes they are beatable along with Macedonia and Belgium and will not hear of pessimism.

The West Brom star said: "Of course it's a tough group. It's a World Cup draw and you would not expect anything else. If you went through the strengths of each nation, you can see it's difficult.

"Croatia were responsible for putting England out of Euro 2008 when they beat them at Wembley and they continue to improve.

"Guys like Luka Modric and Nico Kranjcar are world-class and the Serbians also have a lot of individual talent.

"Belgium seem to be improving. They have the likes of Thomas Vermaelen and Moussa Dembele who play in the Premiership, so they are going to be a good side.

"We played Macedonia under George Burley and they beat us in Skopje. They also gave Ireland a tough match last season so that's not easy for pot five.

"And pot six? Well you could argue Wales were the worst draw we could have got.

"Without being disrespectful, there were teams in that pot you would hope to comfortably beat home and away but Wales bring about the whole 'Battle of Britain' concept and anything can happen when the Home Nations play.

"We beat them in the Carling Nations Cup in Dublin but I don'think they had a full team out and will definitely raise their game to play us, so that's going to be tricky, too. Looking at the teams one by one, you can see there are dangers there.

"Although we respect every nation, I don't feel we should fear any of the five teams.

"We have a spirit and a determination and I am convinced we can do some real damage in this group."

Morrison's positive attitude is symptomatic of the feeling running through the camp as Levein gets ready for a crucial autumn campaign.

At the halfway mark of the Euro 2012 bid, Scotland have a real chance of making the playoffs as runners-up to Spain. Home wins over Czech Republic and Lithuania next month and a victory over Liechtenstein in October will almost guarantee progress for Levein's team and a 180-minute shoot-out for a place at Poland and Ukraine.

With a young generation of stars, including Morrison, playing at the highest level in England and a sprinkling of top performers from the SPL, Levein has quality within his ranks.

Morrison said: "The team is coming together and we seem to now have two top-class players for every position, which was not always the case.

"There is also a great spirit among the camp and a real desire to go away and join up with Scotland. That was also not always the case.

"The gaffer looks as though he is going to have a few selection headaches and that is a real bonus.

"We'll see how we come through the final matches of qualification and that will give us a better idea of where we stand.

"But there are loads of reasons to be optimistic and we'll go into the World Cup campaign determined to achieve something."